Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 94.6% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 59.0% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB75.81	$13.96 FCFA8,054	+498.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB195.61	$8.94 FCFA5,155	+48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB22.90	$1.88 FCFA1,087	+167.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.33	$1.50 FCFA864	+294.9%
Average			+252.2%

Thailand vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.0% more for groceries

	Thailand	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB45.46	$2.56 FCFA1,479	+83.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB265.22	$4.20 FCFA2,424	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB217.20	$7.87 FCFA4,541	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB66.49	$3.39 FCFA1,957	+65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB41.93	$2.20 FCFA1,267	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB40.00	$1.18 FCFA680	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB16.91	$0.91 FCFA525	+75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.49	$1.98 FCFA1,140	+142.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB21.40	$1.21 FCFA697	+83.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB22.49	$1.16 FCFA671	+68.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB17.40	$1.05 FCFA606	+96.2%
Average			+59.0%

Thailand vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Thailand	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB145.16	$5.18 FCFA2,990	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB826.40	$22.59 FCFA13,033	-11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,019,070.23	$32,895.05 FCFA18,978,116	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB314.08	$14.09 FCFA8,132	+45.8%
Average			+13.9%

Thailand vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Thailand	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB556.76	$75.50 FCFA43,557	+340.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB12,647.04	$971.39 FCFA560,421	+149.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,318.61	$357.68 FCFA206,354	+58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,792.78	$456.95 FCFA263,629	+728.2%
Average			+319.3%

Thailand vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Thailand	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,101.60	$214.14 FCFA123,546	-37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB336,116.40	$5,100.00 FCFA2,942,340	-50.7%
Average			-44.0%

Thailand vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of childcare

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB71.48	$2.76 FCFA1,595	+25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB61.72	$4.13 FCFA2,384	+117.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB125.01	$3.75 FCFA2,163	-2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,585.40	$61.25 FCFA35,336	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB176.14	$8.17 FCFA4,714	+50.7%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Thailand	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,254.82	$35.83 FCFA20,673	-7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB954.02	$37.92 FCFA21,875	+29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,689.85	$92.22 FCFA53,206	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,130.08	$91.67 FCFA52,885	+39.8%
Average			+18.3%

Thailand vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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